Canada ‘takes back’ asylum refusal of drowned three-year-old Sy...
The family of three-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi, whose photograph was taken at the Turkish beach where his body washed ashore, was seeking asylum in Canada but the family’s application was initially refused by the country, reported media outlets. However, late Thursday Aylan’s... read more »
The little Syrian boy who’s become the face of Europe’s migrant...
Aylan Kurdi lost his life crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. His five-year-old brother Galip and their mother also drowned in a desperate attempt to find a better life.Aylan’s father Abdullah survived. Thursday, he collected the bodies of his wife and young sons from the... read more »
REFILE-UPDATE 8-Guatemala’s president quits, jailed pending hearing o...
Guatemala’s Otto Perez resigned as president and was jailed on Thursday while a judge weighs charging him in a corruption scandal that gutted his government and plunged the country into a political crisis days before a presidential election. In an emergency session, Congress approved... read more »
Search ramps up as death toll in Malaysia boat tragedy hits 15
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities on Friday stepped up a search for survivors from a boat that sank while crammed with Indonesian migrants as the death toll rose to 15, the Malaysian coastguard said. The count of victims increased from 14 with the recovery of another body from the Malacca Strait,... read more »
nearly 2500 more cars sold this June
Domestic passenger car sales rose 1.53 per cent to 1,62,677 units in June from 1,60,232 units in the year-ago month. Motorcycle sales last month rose marginally to 8,77,696 units from... read more »
Alcoa earnings inch up despite lower aluminum prices
The company said last night that net income for the quarter ending June 30 was $140m, up from $138m the same time last year. Sales for the three month period rose 1% to $5.90 billion.... read more »
South Korea shares fall on China worries, won steady as Bank of Korea holds policy
Seoul shares slipped below the key 2,000-point level on Thursday morning as China’s market turmoil continued drive nervous investors out of riskier assets. Market reaction was... read more »
Jeff Goldblum, 62, first baby with 32-yr-old wife
American actor Jeff Goldblum has welcomed his first child with 30 years younger dancer wife Emilie Livingston. The ‘Jurassic Park’ actor told his fans on Facebook that he and... read more »
This is how Kapoors ringed Neetu Kapoor’s 57th b’day
Bollywood veteran actress Neetu Kapoor is turning a year old today and his family including actor Rishi Kapoor, son Ranbir Kapoor and grand-daughter Samara. Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter to wish her... read more »
